CVE-2024-23525 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it neglects to use the no_xxe option of XML::Twig.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0029.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Tozt	Spreadsheet\

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tozt:spreadsheet\:\:parsexlsx:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3723-1	libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl security update
EUVD	EUVD-2024-21020	The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it neglects to use the no_xxe option of XML::Twig.
Ubuntu USN	USN-6769-1	Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/4
https://gist.github.com/phvietan/d1c95a88ab6e17047b0248d6bf9eac4a
https://github.com/MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/issues/10
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html
https://metacpan.org/release/NUDDLEGG/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX-0.30/changes
https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html

History

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-02T15:06:35.975Z

Reserved: 2024-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-23525

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.234Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-18T00:15:38.590

Modified: 2025-06-02T15:15:31.777

Link: CVE-2024-23525

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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